Toray Receives Order for Seawater Desalination Plant

Toray Industries, Inc., announced that it has received a reverse osmosis membrane order for the Tseung Kwan O Desalination Plant in Hong Kong. The order testifies to the company’s successes in supplying RO membranes to desalination plants worldwide and providing technical support to ensure stable plant operations, says the Toray.

This will be Hong Kong’s first large desalination plant using RO membrane, with a daily freshwater production capacity of 135,000 cubic meters and will account for around 5% of Hong Kong's potable water demand. There are plans to boost daily capacity to 270,000 cubic meters, Hong Kong currently sources 20 to 40% of water from impounding reservoirs and 60 to 80% from Dongjiang River in Guangzhou, China.

The project to set up a desalination plant is part of the strategy to diversify the territory’s water sources and make it less vulnerable to climate change. Toray will help maintain Hong Kong’s infrastructure by supplying the Tseung Kwan O Desalination Plant with products and technical services.

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